Cattle farmers expect better prices ahead of this year's Eid-ul-Azha
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Bangladesh
PM urges universities to prioritise research, innovation
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Governance
Facebook ‘news’ pages out to objectify women for profit
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Rise above political stripes: PM tells police
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Politics
Pro-AL lawyers ‘shut out’ of at least 13 bar elections
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
IMF conditions ‘not suitable’ for Bangladesh: Says Khosru
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Migration politics may hurt thaw in Dhaka-Delhi ties
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Confirmed measles deaths: Half the children were too young for shots
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Police Week 2026: Cops seek more 999 staff, better forensic labs
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
China’s Exim Bank keen to finance the Teesta project
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Diplomacy
Tk 3 lakh seized from Dhaka flat used by Riyad
Police yesterday recovered around Tk 3 lakh in cash from a flat in the capital’s Badda, allegedly used by Abdur Razzak Riyad, an expelled leader of Students Against Discrimination (SAD), who was recently arrested on extortion charges.
31 July 2025, 18:02 PM
Rights abuses still persist
The interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus is falling behind on its promise to improve human rights in Bangladesh a year after mass protests ousted the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
20 parties miss EC audit deadline
Twenty political parties have yet to submit their annual audit reports to the Election Commission (EC), despite yesterday's deadline.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
5 to die for murder in Faridpur
A Faridpur court sentenced five men to death and another to 10 years’ imprisonment for killing an easy-bike driver on November 14, 2019.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
DNCC to recover 1,500 acres of waterbodies
The Dhaka North City Corporation has launched a coordinated initiative to recover and protect approximately 1,500 acres of wetlands and waterbodies in the city, in line with Rajuk’s Detailed Area Plan.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Milestone tragedy: ‘Why would we hide bodies of children?’
Brig Gen Nazim-ud-Daula, director of Military Operations Directorate (MOD) at the Army Headquarters, yesterday rejected allegations that army personnel beat up teachers or attempted to hide bodies of the victims during the rescue operation at Milestone School and College following the July 21 fighter jet crash.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Must tackle internal divides to navigate global rivalry
Foreign policy experts and politicians have called for addressing divisive politics, economic vulnerabilities, and human rights concerns to safeguard Bangladesh’s strategic autonomy in an increasingly bipolar world.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Dengue deaths and infections double in July
The number of dengue deaths and infections in July more than doubled compared to the previous month, underscoring the growing severity of this year’s outbreak.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Mongla-Khulna highway falls into disrepair again
The Mongla-Khulna highway, a vital route running through Mongla Port and its industrial zone, has turned into a nightmare for drivers and pedestrians.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
EC transfers 174 officials in 17 days
The Election Commission yesterday transferred 52 more officials as part of its ongoing administrative reshuffle ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Sylhet airport: Boarding bridge wheel blast leaves 1 dead, another hurt
A technician was killed and another seriously injured after a wheel of the boarding bridge exploded at Sylhet Osmani International Airport yesterday afternoon.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Court bars GM Quader from party activities
A Dhaka court has issued a temporary injunction upon Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader and its Joint Office Secretary Mahmud Alam from performing any organisational activities.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Attempt to take over Janmashtami committee office in Ctg: JCD leader expelled
The decision was announced today in a press release signed by Md Jahangir Alam, office secretary of central Chhatra Dal
31 July 2025, 17:38 PM
Fresh fuel loading at Rooppur Power Plant unit-1 likely on Nov 6
IAEA pre-OSART team to arrive for inspection on August 10
31 July 2025, 17:38 PM
Fire at Shahjibazar power station doused, outage affects 5 lakh in Habiganj
The fire originated in the current transformer (CT) and breaker unit
31 July 2025, 17:12 PM
Mini Zoo at Zainul Abedin Park shut down
Mymensingh's district administration and city corporation jointly conducted an eviction drive at the zoo
31 July 2025, 16:53 PM
Case filed against local Jubo Dal leader over vandalising bank, assaulting manager in Pabna
A local Jubo Dal leader vandalised a bank and assaulted its manager in Pabna's Chatmohar upazila this afternoon after the bank filed a loan default case against him, locals and bank officials have said
31 July 2025, 16:30 PM
Enormous prospects to scale up trade ties with Bangladesh: S Africa
South African High Commissioner to Bangladesh Prof Anil Sooklal today said the relationship between Bangladesh and South Africa is not at its potential that it should be, especially on the trade front, stressing that there is "so much of possibilities to significantly scale up" the trade relatio
31 July 2025, 16:02 PM
Man gets death sentence for killing wife in Ctg over dowry
The convict, Mohammad Eskandar, is on the run
31 July 2025, 15:51 PM
BNP assigns Azizul Bari Helal to probe factional clashes in Raozan
The BNP today directed Azizul Bari Helal, party's secretary for information and research affairs, to investigate the recent factional clashes and untoward incidents involving the Raozan upazila unit of Chattogram North District BNP
31 July 2025, 15:50 PM